Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Kinney, J. (2007). Diary of a wimpy kid. New York: Amulet Books. Greg Heffley is a typical middle school where kid where most of the kids in his school have gone through puberty. He finds himself with typical teenage problems such as getting picked on for being twiggy, his older brother Rodrick picks on him, his little brother gets him in trouble, girls at school think he is a waste of time and uses Rowley, his best friend, to try to climb up the social ladder. So, what is a kid to do to let frustrations out, but journal his thoughts about the middle school world around him. Readers will be able to relate to Greg’s teenage problems and his illustrations will floor the reader with laughter. What teenager doesn’t want to know that there are others like them out there?
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